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Have you ever traveled by air with your vintage Singer Featherweight? Would you dare take it with you on a plane? I have a trip coming up, and I was wondering what the best way to travel with a Featherweight is. The Featherweight Store has a padded bag for travel without the case. Pinterest has a cute strappy bag to make to carry it with the original box. Is there some sort of super padded roller bag you could check? Would you take the box or not? Do you want this as a carryon or checked? Tell us how you travel with your Featherweight, please!

This map shows quilting retreat centers! Another shows quilting events.

https://www.easymapmaker.com/map/quilt-retreats

Several of Tilda’s beautiful books are available on Kindle Unlimited! If you are part of the Unlimited program, you can read them for FREE!

Here is my affiliate link

https://amzn.to/4fQjguv

The link will take you to the free ebook, or you can get the actual book, in which case I would make a small commission. Thank you.

The 2nd pic is a screenshot of what the book looks like on my phone screen with my Kindle set to dark background.

Have you participated in Project Linus? It’s an organization that puts handmade blankets in the hands of children who might need comfort.

Are you a “blanketeer “? Do you have a group that gathers to make blankets together? Have you served as an area coordinator? Tell us about it!

https://www.projectlinus.org/about.php

Ok, you have a wonderful vintage sewing machine, now what?

I got a vintage early 1950s Singer that functioned at an estate sale. The machine was in very good condition, and judging by the contents of the sale, I didn’t feel like the person was a big sewer. There was only one pattern for sale, and there was no fabric stash in sight.

I still felt hesitant to go head and use it. Surely it needs oil and belts? I wanted a service tech to look over it just to make sure it is ready to use.

I asked at area quilt shops if their service person would work on these old machines, and I happened to find a store in a nearby city that has a vintage specialty repair person come in once a month. Texas, we have a traveling Singer repairman!

I’ve just dropped my machine off at…

We are planning a trip to the California coast, and I’m planning a little time for fabric adventures. Where should I go? Tell me your favorite places! Do you know a good spot for textile art, lessons, groups, or fabric shops?

We are flying into San Jose, then will stay near Carmel-by-the -Sea. One day we will drive north of Santa Cruz to see the redwoods. We could also go south to Big Sur.

Whether you saw it in the gallery, in a class, or on the showroom floor, tell us about your favorite and why!

The one pictured is a pixelated portrait of Pink, from the 2024 Quilt Gallery.

Link to free Moda pattern

https://my.modafabrics.com/webfiles/fp_BSPK1312-Neighbors-yellow.pdf

What colors would you make it in?

Do you have a favorite? There are so many! The Kaffe Fassett Collective must produce at least a couple per year. I blogged about his books here

https://www.happyquiltypeople.com/post/kaffe-fassett-quilt-books-and-my-surprise-autographed-copy

See what they are like, then get one!

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